![[Hannah Darlington and Sarah M. Darlington Copy Book with Calligraphic Illustrations]. Hannah Darlington, Darlington Sarah M., George Darlington.](/images/noimage-req.png)
1853–1856 copy book kept by Quaker girls Hannah Darlington and Sarah M. Darlington of Parkerville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The copy book collects poems and calligraphic... Read More
Krichmar 1526: “From their diaries; concerning the woman suffrage movement in Rhode Island and of education in the early 19th century.” Schneider & Schneider (writing..... Read More
![A Sketch of the Life and Character of Dr. John D. Godman [Two variant editions]. John Davidson Godman, 1794–1830.](/pictures/thumb/3725613_1.jpg?v=1534362313)
Upon the death of Dr. John D. Godman, the Quakers of Philadelphia memorialized him as a Christian philosopher. Godman was remembered as a naturalist, encyclopedist... Read More
![An Inaugural Dissertation on the Influence of the Passions upon the Body, in the Production and Cure of Diseases [Presentation Copy]. Joseph Parrish, 1779–1840.](/pictures/thumb/3726128_1.jpg?v=1534362336)
Doctoral dissertation by Philadelphia physician and surgeon Joseph Parrish (1779–1840), submitted to the trustees and medical faculty of the University of Pennsylvania. Parrish here investigates... Read More
Colonial Philadelphia manuscript document in which a slow-paying customer finally pays in 1771 for tailoring done in the years 1766–1767. Making a pair of “bretches”;..... Read More
Letter from Philadelphia reformer Roberts Vaux (1786–1836) touching on two concerns: education and temperance. Vaux writes briefly here “to the President, and Members, of the..... Read More
This address exhorts fellow Quakers to righteously oppose slavery; to avoid using products derived from slave labor; to attend to the moral and education uplifting... Read More
A handsome example. Graff: “Battey’s experiences were among the Kiowas, principally, but he was also associated with Comanches, Apaches, Caddoes, and Kickapoos.” Boston: Lee and..... Read More
Written in an elegant hand, a bill recording the sale of one “Tennant Saw”, six mill saw files, six hand saws, 1,000 3oz and 5oz..... Read More
William P. Cresson Co. of Philadelphia was actively engaged in the hardware commission business in the 1830’s and 1840’s. The company offered a variety of..... Read More
